I am a wife to my best friend from college, and the mother to three daughters. I recently relocated to Des Moines, Iowa, USA, after living in Kansas for 38 years. I currently work as a mixed media artist and designer, creating with layers and an eclectic, free, and soulful vibe.

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Hello creatives! I am very excited to share my first project
as a guest designer for 13 Arts! Today I am sharing a layout I created
using a photo of me when I had a bad day. My bad days have gone since
making a life change, and now I am happy to share a "down time" that was
good to look at in retrospect. :)

For this layout, I began by cutting out a square in the middle of
the Today, tomorrow, always paper, and flipping the square over to show
the pattern on the opposite side. Since I turned the paper at an angle, I
filled the open areas with bits from a vintage book page.

I created a background using many different 13 Arts mediums, a
brayer, palette knife, stenciling, and stamping. Layering chipboard
wrapped with copper wire,and metal bits and bobs around the photo was a
good way to draw the eye to the strange black and white image. :) I
added a few 13 Arts stickers, to create my title, as well as the wings
to add a bit of softness.

I really like this layout, and how unique and different it
is...it was a joy to create with such wonderful products. Thank you Aida
for the opportunity, and I can't wait to share another creation next
month!

Congratulations! You will receive a voucher for shopping in 13 arts store worth 60 PLN with free international postage and a badge. We would also like to invite you for guest designing in one of our next challenges. Please send us an e-mail at: 13arts@wp.pl in seven days after the challenge results to claim your prize.

Hello dear 13 arts friends, today I have a new video for you, this time I am showing you how to use 13 arts modeling paste, I am sharing some tips and techniques and showing how to make mixed media background for your layout. Hope you will enjoy the video:)

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

I'm up on the 13@rts blog today, sharing my first page with a black background. I had this dandelion photo in my stash for about a year now but never found the inspiration to scrap it until I wanted to try working with black patterned paper.

I'm using papers from the "Fly Away" and "All is Love" collections from 13@rts. To create the contrast, I did masking with acrylic modelling paste, stamping in grey chalk ink and gesso instead. There was very little misting, and only in the parts where the colour can be visible.

Some close-ups:

For the colours to show, I created splatters with the mists by wetting the brush from the bottle. I also used Ayeeda matt paints very lightly watered as these have more body and leave a more solid colour on the dark background. For the papers in my layers and the chipboard, I patted on modelling paste with a palette knife to create texture.

My title is a piece from the "Fly Away" sticker sheet. I distressed it with black ink and brushed on some gesso. The paper roses were dabbed with Ayeeda Matte Paint in Caramel and bled the colours with a small amount of water. I also fussy cut out some wings and tucked them under my photo.

Now you can play with mist. Have fun, don't be afraid. Ayeeda mists
are water based.. It means when you dont
like what you get, you can always use water to remove colors and start
all over again .Teraz możesz zacząć
mgiełkowanie . Nie bój się. Mgiełki Ayeeda są wodorozcieńczalne
oznacza to że nawet jak coś pójdzie nie tak możecie psiknąć woda i
zetrzeć , zacząć od nowa .

So today I have for you canvas which I made just for fun. Its a simple
project. Few embellishments and lots of fun with mists. I made video for
you, so you can check out how I'm making my creative fun :)

My name is Tanya Palamarchuk. I live in Ukraine. Recent events in our country led to overestimate the important moments of life. I have 2 children and they are all my life, I adore them! I love my husband and all my time I spend with my family.
Last 3 year I also love scrapbooking! Bright colors, paints, interesting technics attracted me and call in other world, world of art)
I wish you peace and kindnessю

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A oto jej piękna praca:

And here's her beautiful artwork:

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My LO about my love to freedom. Sea and wind, fly of butterfly, all this things associated with freedom.

I used fantastic paper with wood print and many cuted elements.

I love Gesso. This one is thick and white. I played with paints and had fantastic results.

Hello dear 13 arts friends, I have a fantastic news for you! Starting September new fabulous, warm, enthusiastic and very talented girl will join our team. A big warm welcome for

Nupur Patel

Nupur comes from India, but currently she leaves in Australia and she will promote our products on both markets:) And we from all over the world will have a chance to look at her gorgeous projects.>>><<<
Poznajmy ją bliżej

Let's meet her:

A very big Namaste and loads & loads of love.

Primarily I am so blessed and honoured to be a part of this wonderful creative 13@rts team and working with immensely talented DT members. Thank you so very much Aida for giving me this wonderful opportunity, its indeed a dream come true for me.

I am Nupur Patel, 22yrs old from Mumbai, India. I live with my loving and caring parents and my sweet little sister. I have been crafting since my early schooling years, I developed the liking and love for art and craft after having introduced to Visual arts at Ecole Mondiale World School. Playing with various colours, medias, elements and explorations opened new doors for me and lead to a new world of Mixed media, Photography, Graphic Design. After having learnt and explored the handwork it was high time that I step into Digital World and explore what more could be done to enhance my creativity and this let to a Graphic Design career. As I truly think a blend of both the handwork and digital could do wonders.Now as a Graphic Design graduate I have started scrapbooking to unleash my creativity and reach new horizons. Traveling, Capturing and Trapping memories are my inspirations to Enter the World of Scrapbooking. Scrapbooking is a very huge World in itself, there is a lot more learn, to explore, to meet new people, reach new horizons and much more.